Given the current circumstances, we will be conducting a press conference later this week at a time to be determined to address these issues. At that time, I also expect Mr. Richey’s lawyer to be present to answer questions about any potential legal action, if any, that may be taken against those involved. That matter is between Mr. Richey and his counsel.

Lori Geary reports that the Dems are “talking to lawyers about possible legal action against some of the bloggers involved.”

“We all know the rates are going to decrease. We know that because we’ve seen the projections. It’s not just that we’re able to do it a month earlier, it’s the fact that we’re doing it during the summer cooling season when bills are the highest.”

If the Public Service Commission and Georgia Power agree on the request, the average ratepayer would save about $8 on their June bills.

That appears likely to happen. A Georgia Power spokeswoman says the company is working with PSC staff to implement the decrease by June 1.

In March, due largely to lower natural gas prices, Georgia Power said it would reduce its fuel recovery charges by about a billion dollars over the next two years. The result is a six percent decrease in customer bills.

The suit accuses Conway and two deputies of false arrest, false imprisonment and retaliatory prosecution. It seeks unspecified compensatory and punitive damages for “extreme humiliation, embarrassment and anguish which has continued to this day and is expected to continue into the future.”

“Students need to develop technical literacy in order to attain 21st century skills and become competitive in the global marketplace, and our state will invest in that education,” said Deal. “We must increase the quality and quantity of our digital learning opportunities to ensure that our students are college or career ready.”

The Digital Learning Task Force will recommend ways to improve student achievement through the creation of robust digital learning environments, which may include the transition to digital textbooks and the effective use of wireless mobile devices. The task force will have 10 members named by the governor. They will include two superintendents, a state representative, a state senator, a district-level content specialist and business leaders who rely on a technically competent workforce.

The Miller County School Board Nominating Committee will include three members of the state Board of Education, including the member from the congressional district that encompasses Miller County. The school board chair will select the other two members, and the state superintendent will serve as an ex-officio member. The action derives from the state Board of Education’s recommendation that the governor remove and replace all members of the Miller County school board.

Deal will appoint the new judge, who will begin Jan. 1. The new judge’s term will run through Dec. 31, 2014, at which time he or she must be re-elected for a full, four-year term, to begin Jan. 1, 2015.

“I want the next generation to have more people who step up when they have a chance. I think part of the reason we’re in some of the quandaries we’re in right now is that we’ve lost that general concept of civic virtue, and that’s on both sides of the aisle.”

The resolution states, “The Cherokee County Board of Education believes that development of a separate and distinct funding system for calculation of a local funding share to be unilaterally taken away by the state from the critically-needed funds provided for the education of students in local public school districts and provided instead to state-authorized charter or private schools is unconstitutional, inequitable and threatens the integrity of the existing statewide system of providing for and properly funding quality public education.”

“We’ve obviously achieved the right balance of both. The one-sided supporters on either side – roads or transit – must acknowledge that the region needs a healthy mix of both to relieve congestion and give commuters options to get to home and work quicker.”

The Georgia Chamber of Commerce claims to have no position on T-SPLOST but has offered to help regions that seek to pass the transportation tax. [The Times-Georgian included that bit about the Georgia Chamber, but I have since been told by a representative of the Chamber that they do, in fact, support the passage of T-SPLOST.]

Their demands include: stopping local-federal immigration enforcement partnerships; stopping attacks on workers and unions; halting the use of E-Verify, a federal database businesses can use to check the eligibility of new hires; and putting a stop to deportations.